# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1216 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1217 --- ## [Do a web search from any Windows application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-web-search-from-any-windows-application/957732)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-web-search-from-any-windows-application/957732 "2022-01-27T13:30:00Z")
This seems like such a fundamental thing that would have been in place 20 years ago what with all the frenzy to integrate to the Internet, but does not seem to be there. If I am on a web page, I can select some text, an… --- ## [We're doomed! (food price inflation-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443 "2022-01-27T13:24:27Z")
The world as we know it is about to come to an end! --- ## [Need help reading some 1860s penmanship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-reading-some-1860s-penmanship/958327)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-reading-some-1860s-penmanship/958327 "2022-01-27T13:13:33Z")
Anyone experienced reading poorly written 19th century documents? I’m trying to make sense of the cause of death on this 1866 death certficate–I can make out the word ‘apoplexy’, but there’s more to it: url=https://ibb.… --- ## [Shame on those that refuse the vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-those-that-refuse-the-vaccine/946870)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 1296\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-those-that-refuse-the-vaccine/946870 "2022-01-27T13:01:20Z")
I’m not much for Pit rants but I need to get this off my chest. For all those who are able to get the vaccine and refuse to do so, I hope covid gets them and takes them out so they aren’t a problem anymore. All they ar… --- ## [I’m her eighth old man called Henry, Or: I was SURE I knew that line!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-her-eighth-old-man-called-henry-or-i-was-sure-i-knew-that-line/957377)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-her-eighth-old-man-called-henry-or-i-was-sure-i-knew-that-line/957377 "2022-01-27T12:31:03Z")
The other day I heard Herman’s Hermits’ “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” I was in my car alone, and this being a catchy (if silly) little ditty, I began to sing along. Though it had been many years since I’d heard it, I remember… --- ## [Low-Cost Online Streaming Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cost-online-streaming-service/917738)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cost-online-streaming-service/917738 "2020-08-14T03:29:58Z")
I run a small film festival in Montana. We show 25 films, of varying lengths, over 3 days in April, but because of COVID, we had to postpone this year’s festival until October. Even with our safety measures, there are pe… --- ## [Can I plug my friend's first published Kindle novella on The Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plug-my-friends-first-published-kindle-novella-on-the-dope/958457)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plug-my-friends-first-published-kindle-novella-on-the-dope/958457 "2022-01-27T06:13:08Z")
I’ve never done this before, so I don’t know the board rules: Am I allowed to link to a novella that a friend of mine wrote and had published for Amazon Kindle? The proposed thread would include my honest opinion of th… --- ## [Why do we have two of some things but only one of others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-two-of-some-things-but-only-one-of-others/958333)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-two-of-some-things-but-only-one-of-others/958333 "2022-01-27T05:45:23Z")
Barring injury or some odd birth defect, a person has two kidneys, two lungs, two testicles or ovaries. However, we only have one liver, one heart, one set of intestines, one pancreas. Why? --- ## [Presidential IQs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-iqs/958307)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-iqs/958307 "2022-01-27T05:12:45Z")
OK, imagine that some future time a very accurate method is found to discern people’s intelligence retrospectively. It’s an interesting concept (“What is ‘intelligence’, anyway?”) but we won’t get into that–define it as… --- ## [Limestone cladding on the great pyramid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limestone-cladding-on-the-great-pyramid/958268)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limestone-cladding-on-the-great-pyramid/958268 "2022-01-27T05:09:18Z")
The pyramids look like they have smooth sides from a distance. From the remaining white limestone cap it is understood that the whole pyramid at one time was covered with a dazzling white limestone . My question is how … --- ## [In countries that drive on the left, do the trains also run on the left, assuming that the line is double tracked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-countries-that-drive-on-the-left-do-the-trains-also-run-on-the-left-assuming-that-the-line-is-double-tracked/957121)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-countries-that-drive-on-the-left-do-the-trains-also-run-on-the-left-assuming-that-the-line-is-double-tracked/957121 "2022-01-27T05:01:17Z")
Picture yourself standing on the platform at a metro station. It’s an island platform, and you are facing down the tracks. I’ve only ridden rail transit in San Diego, L.A., and San Francisco, but in all those places, … --- ## [Best way to send money from Canada to Brazil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-from-canada-to-brazil/958342)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-send-money-from-canada-to-brazil/958342 "2022-01-27T04:32:47Z")
As some may know, I have written a children’s book. Several people have offered to translate it into different languages. Most of them are in Canada, but one is in Brazil. I would like to send an honorarium of a hundred… --- ## [Was the Agricultural Revolution a mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/954740)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/954740 "2022-01-27T04:25:11Z")
Been reading Sapiens and the author argues that the Agricultural Revolution, one of the most significant events of our species, was bad for individual people and more bad than good for humans despite allowing bigger popu… --- ## [Opinions needed about my neighbours outdoor cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-about-my-neighbours-outdoor-cat/956674)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-about-my-neighbours-outdoor-cat/956674 "2022-01-27T03:26:16Z")
It’s not really their cat anymore as they’ve basically abandoned him and I now provide all of his care, including food, shelter, water, toys and everything except being inside. I would bring him in in a heartbeat except … --- ## [Do women \*like\* the creepy romantic stalker genre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-the-creepy-romantic-stalker-genre/829027)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-the-creepy-romantic-stalker-genre/829027 "2022-01-27T00:09:23Z")
I am not suggesting, of course, that what a woman likes to watch necessarily reflects what she actually wants in real life. I am also aware that women aren’t a monolithic bloc. But with the genre of novels and movies wh… --- ## [Hunga Tonga-Hunga eruption from space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunga-tonga-hunga-eruption-from-space/957857)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunga-tonga-hunga-eruption-from-space/957857 "2022-01-27T00:09:07Z")
Impressive, and I have to notice that some reports still say that the volcano was underwater, not since 2015, Hunga Tonga became a volcanic island since then. So I was older than a piece of l… --- ## [Florida Republican who lost congressional special election by 59 percentage points won't concede](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-republican-who-lost-congressional-special-election-by-59-percentage-points-wont-concede/957948)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-republican-who-lost-congressional-special-election-by-59-percentage-points-wont-concede/957948 "2022-01-26T23:42:04Z")
In the Florida 20th, Republican Jason Mariner, who lost 79%-20% in a special congressional election to progressive Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, has filed a lawsuit and said he won’t concede the election. In ca… --- ## [Men wearing aftershave / cologne, Y / N?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-wearing-aftershave-cologne-y-n/957908)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-wearing-aftershave-cologne-y-n/957908 "2022-01-26T23:39:17Z")
Should men wear fragrance? Most of the men’s fashion and grooming sites recommend wearing some sort of personal fragrance. It’s hard to know if it’s good advice because, as a guy, I don’t like the smell of any of them … --- ## [Does “5 \< ∞“ make any sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-5-make-any-sense/958250)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-5-make-any-sense/958250 "2022-01-26T23:02:19Z")
Or is that like saying “5 \< orange” since infinity is not a number? --- ## [Seeing some grays/greys as blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-some-grays-greys-as-blue/958336)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-some-grays-greys-as-blue/958336 "2022-01-26T22:00:35Z")
Sometimes things that are gray look blue to me, for example in the image on this black and white TV the sky, and to some extent the ground, look blue or blue gray. Do they look blue or bluish to anybody else? … --- ## [The Undoing of Joss Whedon - anyone else read this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undoing-of-joss-whedon-anyone-else-read-this/957940)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undoing-of-joss-whedon-anyone-else-read-this/957940 "2022-01-26T21:35:25Z")
Here it is. Not behind a paywall that I see, anyway. How in the world did he ever land showrunner position on Buffy? I’ve never understood how the creator of the show and one of the main writers was able to land such a … --- ## [Hostages taken at Texas synagogue - Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostages-taken-at-texas-synagogue-breaking-news/957867)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostages-taken-at-texas-synagogue-breaking-news/957867 "2022-01-26T21:33:50Z")
Colleyville, Texas: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/us/colleyville-texas-hostage-situation/index.html From the AP story: Police were first called to the synagogue around 11 a.m. and people were evacuated from the surr… --- ## [Ever known a murder victim or murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-a-murder-victim-or-murderer/957151)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-a-murder-victim-or-murderer/957151 "2022-01-26T21:02:30Z")
A high school friend’s wife was killed by a guy she used to work with . They caught him right away and he got the death penalty but I think it was changed to life with no parole. I was in a park and people were searc… --- ## [Installing Windows on Laptop- New License(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-windows-on-laptop-new-license/957959)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-windows-on-laptop-new-license/957959 "2022-01-26T20:32:33Z")
Hey All So my personal laptop is dying. It’s getting pretty old and just seems unstable lately, and needs to be plugged in at all times I have an Thinkpad from my last job. I was a remote employee and as it was a small… --- ## [What are your (possibly quirky) requirements in bed? (No, this isn't about sex.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-possibly-quirky-requirements-in-bed-no-this-isnt-about-sex/958186)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-possibly-quirky-requirements-in-bed-no-this-isnt-about-sex/958186 "2022-01-26T19:55:18Z")
I saw this cartoon yesterday and it made me think of this question. I’m an incredibly fussy sleeper. Fortunately my bed partner is an sweetly tolerant cat. I can’t imagine another hu… --- ## [How did I do it? (Brain teaser)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-do-it-brain-teaser/958292)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-do-it-brain-teaser/958292 "2022-01-26T19:42:21Z")
So yesterday my wife gets out of bed and all the slats in the bed come dislodged on one side and, next thing I know half the mattress/box spring is on the floor. Oh, great. How am I, 69 on my last birthday, going to li… --- ## [If the James Webb Space Telescope fails, how much and how long to replace it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-james-webb-space-telescope-fails-how-much-and-how-long-to-replace-it/957215)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-james-webb-space-telescope-fails-how-much-and-how-long-to-replace-it/957215 "2022-01-26T19:27:53Z")
The James Webb Space Telescope was originally slated to cost $1 billion but rang in at $10 billion by launch date. If any of its 300 single points of failure cause it to fail today, how much would it cost us to replace … --- ## [What's a "6 figure salary" today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-6-figure-salary-today/958284)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-6-figure-salary-today/958284 "2022-01-26T18:33:28Z")
Growing up in the 80s, big shots were described as having a “six figure salary”. Online inflation calculators tell me that if I’d heard that in 1988, such a person would be making about 280k now. But things are also mor… --- ## [Are there Thermal Curtains that aren't blackout curtains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-thermal-curtains-that-arent-blackout-curtains/957843)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-thermal-curtains-that-arent-blackout-curtains/957843 "2022-01-26T18:23:44Z")
I’m looking for curtains to keep my small exposed office warmer. A quick search on thermal seems to only return ones that are also blackout curtains. Not a feature I want or need. But I understand the two probably go tog… --- ## [Stephen Breyer to retire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-breyer-to-retire/958436)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-breyer-to-retire/958436 "2022-01-26T18:23:02Z")
The 1:00 news on CBC included a report that Stephen Breyer was planning to retire at the end of the current court term. It was reported as having been confirmed by both the court and the White House. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1215) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1217)